Legal Opinion
Mississippi Power Co. v. City of Aberdeen
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided June 5, 1935PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, District Judge.
The mayor and board of aldermen df the city of Aberdeen, Miss., on February 23, 1935, adopted an ordinance prescribing maximum rates to be charged by the Mississippi Power Company within the city of Aberdeen. The Mississippi Power Company is a public utility corporation engaged in the distribution and sale of electricity. This ordinance was adopted by virtue of the authority granted to municipalities in Mississippi by section 2426, Mississippi Code of 1930.
On March 19, 1935, the Power Company filed a bill in the United States District Court seeking to enjoin enforcement of…
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